Dish holder



T. J. VAN ALSTYNE 2,398,060

DISH HOLDER Filed 001'.. 3l, 1944 pri 9, 1946.

#Fain/fk Patented Apr. 9, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISH HQLDER Thomas J. Van Alstyne, Portland, Oreg.

Application October 31, 1944, Serial No. 561,296

1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to utensils and particularly to a dish holder.

The main object of this invention is to provide a holder for childrens dishes, particularly adapted for holding them on a table or the tray of a high chair, and prevent same from being overturned or moved about.

I accomplish this object in the manner set forth in the following specication as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a partial vertical section through one form of the device.

Fig. 2 is a similar view through a modied form of the device.

Fig. 3 is a plan of a further modiiication of the device.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through a childs high chair tray showing the device and dish mounted thereon.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. 1 a common form of childs dish I having the groove II formed above the base I2. The base I2 normally rests upon the tray I3 which is usually provided with an upturned edge Il.

In this form of the device, my invention consists of a rubber suction cup I5 and a groove I6 adapted to receive the base I2 of the dish I0. In this form of the device it is only necessary to apply the cup I5 to the dish and when placing it before the child press down upon same in a manner to expend the air from the interior of the cup I 5 thereby aording a means for holding the cup in place after the pressure is removed therefrom.

In Fig. 2 the same dish I0 is illustrated but there is provided a double cup member I1 whose top side I8 engages the underside I9 of the dish I0 and whose underside 20 engages the tray I3.

This type of the device has the advantage of requiring less rubber in its construction and tting any type of utensil.

In Figs. 3 and 4 there is illustrated a holder made entirely of wire consisting of a U-shaped member 2| whose end 22 is convex on its upper side 23 which engages the underside of the tray I3 directly under the center of the dish I0. The sides 24 of the member 2l turn upwardly along the outside of the front edge I4 and then inwardly along the straight portions 25 to the groove II which they follow around and then have their ends 26 extend tangentially to the eyes 21 which are urged toward each other by means of the tension spring 28, one end of which is provided with a hook 29 for connecting purposes.

In this form of the device the dish is held in place by spring pressure between the U shaped members 2l and the groove engaging portions 30 which connect the members 25 and 26, and the portions 30 are held in position in the groove I I by means for the spring 29.

It can be seen from the foregoing that regardless of whether the surface of the table is smooth, this form of the device will securely hold the dish I0 to the supporting tray or table I3 and the child cannot remove the device as long as the fastening spring 29 is in place.

I claim:

In the device of the class described, a U-shaped wire clamp having its closed end adapted to be placed under the tray of a childs high chair and having the open ends of said frame turned upwardly along the inner edge of said tray and then curved to form a circular clamp adapted to occupy the groove of an externally grooved dish, and a' spring uniting the ends of said U-shaped clamp in a, manner to urge said clamp into said groove.

THOMAS J. VAN ALSTYNE. 

